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George Floyd, the 46-year-old black man whose cold-blooded murder at the hands of a white police officer has sparked protests across the US, will be laid to rest in his hometown of Houston, following a public visitation in Minneapolis. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced the funeral plans on Saturday, though there are currently no public details about when it will take place. The mayor broke the news as part of a larger plea for peace amid a weekend where Houston police arrested hundreds of protesters. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2ZUwMsZ

US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea announced that Washington has planned to impose new sanctions against the Hezbollah movement and possibly on supporters of the group. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2TU2se3

Seventy-five more COVID-19 patients had died in the past 24 hours in Italy, bringing the country's toll to 33,415, out of total infection cases of 233,019, according to fresh figures. Nationwide, the number of active infections dropped by 1,616 to 42,075, said the Civil Protection Department on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3dl4Hz3

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across America again Sunday, with peaceful demonstrations against police killings of black people overshadowed by unrest that quickly ravaged parts of cities from Pennsylvania to California. City and state officials had deployed thousands of National Guard soldiers, enacted strict curfews and shut down mass transit systems, but that did little to stop many cities from again erupting into unrest. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3eDkXLX

Interstate 5 through downtown Seattle was closed Sunday afternoon because of George Floyd protest activity, the second day in arrow the main north-south freeway on the West Coast was shut down, and there was also widespread looting in Bellevue, Washington. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Xnw9Xn

Coronavirus cases have crossed 6.2 million mark worldwide, taking positive patients toll to 6,262,422 with 3,73,848 deaths while 2,846,477 have recovered, according to Worldometer figures. United States, Spain, Russia, UK, Germany, Brazil, Italy, France are among the worst-hit countries having maximum cases of coronavirus and the numbers are increasing every day. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2MfZBbj

As many couples work from home together, they learn hilarious, interesting quirks about how they work.             from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/3clQBMu

Best Buy is offering one of the best video game sales we've seen in recent months, with discounts up to 80%.             from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XOoj7Y

Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley docked with the International Space Station on Sunday, a milestone in SpaceX's first mission to fly humans.             from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Y0gWdZ

Asian countries should focus more on public private partnerships (PPPs), as it will help attracting private capital and technical expertise in infrastructure sector - hit hard by the pandemic, Asian Development Bank said in a blog. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Mhn7EU

The unemployment rates is at the highest peak in decades, and 1 of 6 people are without jobs, but there's work out there, and it might just be a few clicks away.             from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XPjyek

After remaining closed for two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the compound of the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, which is the third-holiest site in Islam after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia, started welcoming worshippers from Sunday again. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3cjUnpJ

The Nepal government has extended the nationwide lockdown until June 14 amid a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases and decided to deploy the Army in the worst-hit areas. The country on Saturday registered its highest single-day surge in coronavirus cases with 189 new infections, taking the COVID-19 tally in the country to over 1,400. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2TWA9Md

The mayor of Atlanta, one of dozens of U.S. cities hit by massive protests in recent days, has a message for demonstrators: “If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a COVID test this week.”  from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3gBJRgJ

The tobacco industry invests USD 9 billion every year to advertise its products targeting youngsters, with over 40 million children aged 13 to 15 years presently using nicotine items globally, the World Health Organization has warned. The UN agency is focusing on spreading awareness among teenagers to mark World No Tobacco Day on Sunday. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3exEiOy

US President Donald Trump has postponed the G7 Summit till September and expressed his desire to expand the "outdated" bloc to G10 or G11, including India and three other nations to the grouping of the world's top economies. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2MkyGeh

A curfew has been imposed in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Atlanta and other US cities after anti-police riots over the death of George Floyd. But the arrest has done little to quell protests across the country. Most have been peaceful. But a few have erupted in violence. According to the Associated Press, at least 1,383 people have been arrested since Thursday. The actual number is likely higher as protests continue Saturday night. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2AlcbU6

China has reported five new coronavirus cases, including three asymptomatic infections, health officials said on Sunday. There was no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 case reported in the country, China's National Health Commission (NHC) said. Of the five new coronavirus patients detected on Saturday, two were imported cases reported in Shandong Province. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3cdPDlb

Tense protests over the death of George Floyd and other police killings of black men grew Saturday from New York to Tulsa to Los Angeles, with police cars set ablaze and reports of injuries mounting on all sides as the country lurched toward another night of unrest after months of coronavirus lockdowns. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2TRldPh

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will postpone until the fall a meeting of Group of 7 nations he had planned to hold next month at the White House despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. And he said he plans to invite Russia, Australia, South Korea and India as he again advocated for the group’s expansion. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3chzlYJ

Coronavirus worldwide cases have crossed 6.1 million mark taking positive patients toll to 6,153,372 with 3,70,870 deaths while 2,734,549 have recovered, according to Worldometer figures. United States, Spain, Russia, UK, Germany, Brazil, Italy, France are among the worst-hit countries having maximum cases of coronavirus and the numbers are increasing every day. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2yRbqBK

The total number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed 6.1 million, including more than 370,000 fatalities. More than 2,734,000 patients are reported to have recovered. Follow this breaking news blog for live updates on coronavirus pandemic as it continues to pose a challenge for health workers and scientists who are in a race against time to produce a vaccine/medicine. IndiaTvNews.com brings you the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis that has resulted in job losses in millions and changing the way we work. Stay Home, Stay Safe and Stay Informed as our team of dedicated editors/reporters bring you the latest news on coronavirus: from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3cjclbV